After graduating from high school, Edgar went to Rondout, New York, to join his father in the shipping business, which had been founded in 1850.

[4] The family lived at Elm Court, their estate in Sands Point, New York, and usually wintered in Palm Beach, Florida.

Two children with his third wife, named Edgar Frederick Luckenbach, Jr. (May 17, 1925 - August 9, 1974) and Andrea (d. April 1, 1962 at the age of 41[5]).

After her marriage to William Dobbs in 1939, a man of whom he did not approve, Luckenbach refused to give her any money for support.

Andrea was then forced to withdraw early from her trust fund, which had been set up by her grandmother.

After months of declining health, Edgar F. Luckenbach died at his estate, Elm Court, in Sands Point, New York, on April 26, 1943.

He became the National Director of the Navy League of the United States, Commanding Officer Staff of the Naval Intelligence Reserve, and served as Assistant U.S.

Also on the estate were a six-car and a four-car garage, greenhouses, orchards, a chicken coop and a bathhouse on the beach.

[3] After the First World War, Luckenbach decided it was in the best interest of the company to focus on domestic trade.

He established terminal facilities throughout the United States, including in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Mobile and Galveston.

[9][10] A second SS Jacob Luckenbach sank on 14 July 1953 after a collision off San Francisco in fog while carrying military supplies to Korea.